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Virtual reality is composed of an interactive computer simulation, which senses the user’s state and operation and replaces or augments sensory feedback information to one or more senses in a way that the user gets a sense of being immersed in the simulation (virtual environment) [1]. Thus, it is possible to identify four key elements of virtual reality: virtual environment, sensory feedback (in response to user activity), interactivity and immersion.
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Mihelj, M., Podobnik, J. (2012). Introduction to Virtual Reality. In: Haptics for Virtual Reality and Teleoperation. Intelligent Systems, Control and Automation: Science and Engineering, vol 64. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-007-5718-9_1
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